OLYMPIA, Wash. – Northwest Nazarene men's soccer nearly completed a comeback on Saturday, adding a late goal but falling 2-1 to Saint Martin's.
How It Happened
- Saint Martin's opened the scoring in the 39th minute as Jason Fairhurst put the home team up 1-0.
- Fairhurst got the brace in the 71st minute, doubling the Saints lead with just under 20 minutes to play.
- NNU was able to get on the board in the 80th minute, when Jonathan Cardona found Braeden Anderson for his first goal of the season.
- NNU wasn't able to manufacture any more shots, though, and fell by the 2-1 score.
Nighthawks Notes
- NNU falls to 3-5 in the GNAC and 6-8 overall with two games to play.
- Anderson's goal was the second of his career, with the other also coming against Saint Martin's in 2019.
- The assist was Cardona's third of the season, ranking third on the team.
- Both teams attempted nine shots, with SMU holding a slight 4-3 advantage in shots on goal.
Up Next
NNU returns home to close out the season next week, hosting Montana State Billings on Thursday night before ending with Seattle Pacific for Senior Day on Saturday.
